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LOT 1242
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 1/4 in. (3.19 grams, 31 cm).
Composed of small cylindrical beads with a lozenge-shaped pendant, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx late Japanese gentleman's private collection, 1970-2010.
Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance.
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LOT 1242
Western Asiatic Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Western Asiatic Stone Cylinder Seal Group
4th-1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £25
Comprising: frieze with three robed figures flanking a hatched column; two ibexes contending with looped necks, standing bird behind; deeply cut linear image of rearing ibexes; shallow-cut image of a hero with raised arm fending off a winged gryphon, star in the field; frieze with facing hero wrestling two rearing beasts; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 28.7 grams total, 18-32 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Achaemenid Turquoise Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
Mid 1st millennium B.C. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed mainly of oblate and biconical beads with larger beads as the central feature, restrung. 11.4 grams, 32 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Western Asiatic Double-Sided Hematite Weight
Anatolia, 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Conical body with the larger end featuring a standing deer before a small tree, the other end with linear motifs, possibly an inscription. 24.1 grams, 21 mm
UK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s.
